Williams also dished out a game-high 11 assists, leading to his 10th double-double of the year. Since joining the Hornets, Williams is averaging 23.4 points and 7.0 assists in five games.

"I'm a player that takes what the defense gives us," Williams said. "The last three games or so, they've been backing off, and my strength is shooting pull-up jumpers. ... Tonight they were showing so I wanted to give up the ball out pretty quick so guys could make plays on the backside."

Mo Williams scores 31 for Hornets

by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(2/27/15)Mo Williams recorded his third 20-point outing in four games as a Hornet in a 106-98 loss to the Celtics on Friday.

Williams was acquired in a trade with the Bucks on Feb. 10. He had his biggest scoring night in his short stint with his new team, pouring in a game-high 31 points against the Celtics.

While Williams was just nine-of-23 from the field, he had accuracy from long range, hitting six of 13 3-pointers. He grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and added four assists.

Hornets to start Mo Williams at point guard Saturday

Williams will replace the injured Kemba Walker, who is still dealing with a knee injury that has kept him out of action for the last eight games. Williams is averaging 12.2 points and 6.4 assists per game in 41 contests for the Timberwolves.

Williams averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 assists in 40 games (19 starts) this season for Minnesota. He has knocked down 40.3 percent of his field goal attempts and 34.7 of his shots from downtown. Daniels is averaging 2.8 points and 0.5 assists in 35 games between Minnesota and Houston.

The Timberwolves signed veteran Mo Williams to be their backup point guard this offseason, a role he has become very familiar with over the last few years. All 74 of Williams' appearances with the Trail Blazers last season came in a reserve role, as he averaged 9.7 points and 4.3 assists per game while averaging 24.8 minutes per game, his lowest total since he was a rookie. Things aren't likely to get much better for the 32-year-old, who finds himself behind a promising young guard yet again. At this point, he is little more than a low-end reserve in deeper, category-based Fantasy formats on Draft Day.
(Updated 8/27/14)